roughhewn \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology:rough (III) + hewn 1.: crudely shaped : left in a rough, unsmoothed, or unfinished state < roughhewn beams > 2.: lacking polish : uncultivated, plain < a roughhewn seaman — Francis Bacon > < he was rather attractive, in a roughhewn kind of way — Jan Speas >